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Courts & Law

Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen is accused by Turkish officials of orchestrating a coup attempt from his home in the Poconos. Gulen denies the accusation. (Selahattin Sevi/AP, file)
International
Pennsylvania

‘Warning shot’ fired by guard at wanted Muslim cleric’s U.S. compound

Police said that the suspected intruder fled the scene.

7 years ago

Shawnray Byrd has been represented by the Allegheny County Public Defenders Office four times since 2001. (An-Li Herring/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Decades after landmark lawsuit, caseload concerns continue in Allegheny County’s public defender office

On a humid summer day, Shawnray Byrd works a new job renovating a home just outside Pittsburgh. During a break, he says he’s grateful t ...

7 years ago

Listen 7:08
Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her at a party 36 years ago, chats with her attorneys as she testifies before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 27, 2018. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)

Lawyers for Kavanaugh accusers question FBI’s thoroughness

Lawyers for two women who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct are casting doubt on the thoroughness of the FBI investigation.

7 years ago

Authorities say dune trees were cut in the area of the 32nd Street beach. (Google image)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

N.J. beachfront homeowner admits cutting down dune trees

A Pennsylvania man has admitted he cut down some trees on sand dunes near his beachfront property in southern New Jersey.

7 years ago

In this 2018 file photo, Kabeera Weissman, a co-founder of DelcoCPR, lays out the reasons the group and other residents want the privately managed George W. Hill Correctional Facility in the the public's control. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)

Delaware County residents want to end private control of Thornton prison

Group hopes to convince Delco officials to take over George W. Hill Correctional Facility.

7 years ago

Listen 1:05
State Sen. Stewart Greenleaf, R-Montgomery. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Despite outlier status, Pa. lawmakers don’t make public defense a priority

If you hunt hard enough around Harrisburg, it is possible to find lawmakers who are on board with allocat ...

7 years ago

Listen 6:57
Authorities investigate the scene of this Saturday's fatal car explosion in Allentown, Pa., Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Investigators back on scene of deadly Pennsylvania car blast

Authorities said Monday that the three people who died in a car explosion in downtown Allentown, including a father and his toddler son, ...

7 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee last month.
(Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Criminal Justice
National

The process is a lie — and that’s the truth

The confirmation process has become a ridiculous pantomime, where nominees proclaim their generic 'philosophy' without telling you what they think about specifics.

7 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh gives his opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Michael Reynolds/Pool Image via AP)
Government Accountability
National

Yale classmate recalls Kavanaugh as frequent, heavy drinker

Charles "Chad" Ludington, who now teaches at North Carolina State University, said he was a friend of Kavanaugh's at Yale

7 years ago

Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown adopts its own net neutrality law prompting the Justice Department to sue the state in an effort to block what's describe as the
NPR
Government Accountability
Media
Technology

Justice Department sues California over net neutrality law

An equal playing field that prevents internet companies from slowing down or blocking some content was signed into law by California Gov. Jerry Brown

7 years ago

Crystal Weimer was arrested in 2004 for third degree murder, a crime she didn’t commit. She spent nearly 12 years in prison and was exonerated on June 27, 2016, and all charges were dropped with prejudice. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Wrongful murder conviction points to problems with public defense in Pa. — only state without central funding, oversight

Crystal Weimer’s nightmare began in 2004, when she was arrested for a crime she didn’t commit. ...

7 years ago

Listen 8:12
Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday. (Melina Mara-Pool/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics

FBI contacts Deborah Ramirez, Kavanaugh accuser, as investigation begins

On Saturday, the FBI began its first full day of work on an additional background investigation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

7 years ago

A police officer stands on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (Education Images/UIG via Getty Images)
NPR
National
Politics

Trump administration moves to escalate census lawsuits to Supreme Court

The DOJ's civil rights division argues that it needs responses to the citizenship question in order to better enforce the Voting Rights Act.

7 years ago

Protesters blocked pipeline construction equipment on the property of The Adorers of the Blood of Christ, an order of Catholic nuns, in Lancaster County last year. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Business
Energy
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Lawmakers consider tougher penalties for vandalizing pipelines, power plants

Pa. lawmakers are considering a bill establishing tougher penalties against people who vandalize “critical infrastructure.”

7 years ago

(Sally Deng for NPR)
NPR
Immigration

Thousands could be deported as government targets asylum mills’ clients

More than 13,500 immigrants who were granted asylum status years ago are facing possible deportation.

7 years ago

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